The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-04-08

Miss Emma Litzsinger, of Altoona, is
visiting the Misses Blairs of this place.
DIR. NJ, J. Buck Of Altoona. spent a few
hours in town one day last week.
Mrs, F. Lyte. took her departure this
Thursday afternoon to join her husband
at Kane, Pa.
Father Bowen, of St. Francis College,
LOretto died at the Mercy Hospital in Pitts
burgh, on Wednesday,
-D:. j. L. Walters, formerly of Houtz-
dale. has located in Carroltown, where he in
tends practising his profession.
Miss Mary A. Angus, of East Taylor
township, left on last Friday for Africa
where she intends engaging in missionary
work.
It is less than a quarter of a century
since the war. and the government has paid
out over eight hundred millions of dollars in
pensions.
1t is said that Richard Trotter, at one
a resident of Lilly, but who removed to
Iowa several years ago, died lately at his
Western Eome.
The excavation is being made for the
foundation for the monument to the memo
~ of the late Rev. Father ChTisty iu the
Catholic cemetery in this place.
Miss Alice Vaughan, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Alexander Vaughan, and sister of
Mr.. Homer Vaughan, editor of the Altoona
Sunday Ne1Cs, died in that city on April Ist
-Danial McFarlane, a Scotchmar, with
his family, consisting of a wife, seventeen
sons and three daughters, arrived at Scott
dale recently. He hopes to secure employ
ment in the coke regions for this battalion
of bonnie Scots
Mr.. F. D. Burpoon. of Asbville. drop-
ped il to see us on Monday. Mr.. Burgoon
is the proprietor of hotel in that thriving
town, and the travelling public, when pass
ing that way will find themselves well
cared for at his house.
Mr.. Richard Tibbott. who has the con
tract for repairing the house recently pur-
chased by Editor Lloyd of the Herald. let
the building down about eighteen inches,
on Thursday, adding considerably to the
buildings appearance.
%: the 125 postofiices in Pennsylvania
ending in 'burgh," the United States Off
cial Postal Guide gives but three that do not
use the oh namely, HarlansbUrg, Law
renee county Harrisburg Dauphin county
and LOysburg, Bedford county. In address,
ing your letters to all Others Cwith the
exception of these three) attach the ''h." and
you will be following up the law laid down
by the POstofice Department.
Mr. John Mcconnell, OF Gaysport, Blair
county, a travelling salesman, wei! known
here, and Mr.. w w. Saupp of Altoona. for
merly of Chest Springs, Who is alse well
known in this county, have embarked in the
clothing business in Altoona, in the st.
Lawrence Hotel building on 11th Avenue.
As both of the gentlemen are first class bus
mess men and have hosts of friends in
Altoona and wherever they are known, we
have no doubt but that their undertaking
will be successful enterprise and we hope
that they may have booming trade.
The Johnstown Tribune OF Tuesday
says Ed, O'Buen, of LilIy's, was ineGreens-
burg yesterday searching for his only SOD,
Joseph, who ran away from home in 1885.
He had been led to believe that boy going
by the name of john Wise, and who had
been working for a farmer in the northern
part Of We5tmOreland Co. was his son, but
when he reached the farm found lie had left
Mr.. O. 'BrieG says his BOY was led away by
evil companions If living he is now only
fourteen years of age. He is very anxious
to reclaim him. The boys mother has died
since he ran away.
About 2 o'clock o. Monday morning,
the rapid Tap-tap-tap of the fire bell alarmed
the people of Ebensburg, and started them
with a rush from all directions toward the
engine house, all eagerly enquiIing where
the fire was. The hose carriage was run
out and starte for the East ward, il was
soon ascertained that the fire was at the
dwelling house of Mr. Isaac Davis. The
fire originated in the roof, and it is supposed
that it caught from spark from the chin
ney, but before the hose carriage got to the
ground. was under control. several of the
first arrivals having mounted the roof, and
with buck cts of water subdued the flames
before they had made any headway. The
damage to the building is but slight.
William Hazlett, a resident of Young
township, Indiana county hanged himsel
on peach tree on Thursday, March 81.
Deceased came to this county from Butler
county some fifteen years ago and was en-
gagged In mining in some of the ceal banks
about West Lebanon. For some years he
has been sick and unable to properly pro-
vide for his large family--a wife ard seven
children and the township had to come to
his relief. it is supposed that his mental
faculties became impaired on account of his
money troubles and caused him te commit
the rash act The family live in the old
McKisseu school house and the place where
the unfortunate came 20 his death by his
own hands was but short distance from
his home.--EIediana Progress.
Peter Hamilton, second son of Mr.
John Hamilton, met with a severe, if
not fatal, accident about II O'Clock on Tues
day forenoon. Young Hamilton, 1t seems.
was at work at in Mentzer's coal mine at
Benscreek, where he is employed as driver
and while on his way out of the mine with
a load of coal, another car in front broke
loose in some way and ran into the one he was
bringing out, knocking it from the back and
against young Hamilton, who was caught
between the car and the side of the drift,
fracturing his right arm ard inIuring him
internally. Promptly as possible the unfor-
tunate lad was removed from the mine by
four of his fellow employees, who carried
him on a stretcher TO the railroad station.
whence he was taken home on Mail train
about one hour after the accident. Dr. Dew
eraux, of Summit, was then sent for and did
all he could to relieve the sufferings of the
I'M ured lad, whose case he considers quite
serious, but by no means hopeless.
BuckIen's ArnIca SaIve.